WASHINGTON — The Department of War issued a legal waiver Sept. 14 authorizing current and former military personnel, civilian staff and contractors to disclose Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena information directly to the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters, known as PURSUE. The waiver overrides enforcement provisions in Special Access Program Indoctrination Agreements, the secrecy agreements used to protect some of the government’s most tightly controlled classified programs.
The waiver covers anyone who holds, or previously held, access to UAP-related National Defense Information. It authorizes disclosure only to designated PURSUE representatives, not the public, and does not permit release of classified material online or through other channels.
The action is grounded in 50 U.S.C. § 3373b, the Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Reporting Procedures statute, which directs the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, to maintain a secure reporting mechanism for UAP-related activities and to protect authorized disclosures from reprisal, including adverse employment or security-clearance actions.
PURSUE has released government UAP material in five tranches since the program began publishing records May 8, 2026, including reports, video, satellite imagery and studies tied to the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program. The most recent tranche, released Aug. 7, covered sensor data from an encounter over the Gulf of Oman.
The waiver does not compel anyone to come forward. It removes a specific legal barrier — enforcement of program-level secrecy agreements — for those who choose to.
Filed under: Department of War / PURSUE. Source: Department of War press release, Sept. 14, 2026.